Pontius Pilate remains a pivotal figure in Christian history due to his role in the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Pontius Pilate served as a Roman prefect (governor) of Judea during the ...

Yet even after this mockery of a trial, Pontius Pilate seemed incapable of escaping the truth now that he came face to face with him. He commanded the sign to be erected above Jesus proclaiming ...

Scholars have long debated the historical facts of Jesus’ trial. In my 2025 book ... An illustration from the 14th century shows Pontius Pilate washing his hands to absolve himself as ...

Roman law was supposed to give Jesus a fair trial, but this was not the case It is said that justice given by Roman law was famous, and thus it was expected that the governor, Pontius Pilate ...

Jesus’s trial and Jesus’s crucifixion. In the musical, Pontius Pilate is the governor of the Roman province of Judea and has Jesus flogged to appease a mob demanding for Jesus’s crucifixion.

In case of abuse, It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius ... Pilate became a Christian. Scholars have long debated the historical facts of Jesus’ trial.

Two days before Easter, Christians worldwide will observe Good Friday, one of the most somber days of the religion's year. Here's what to know.

In the preeminent criminal trial of the ages, Pontius Pilate asked Jesus of Nazareth whether he considered himself some sort of king. This was a life-and-death question. The Roman Empire held ...

It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius ... said that Pilate became a Christian. Scholars have long debated the historical facts of Jesus’ trial.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. In the preeminent criminal trial of the ages, Pontius Pilate asked Jesus of ...

It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often inflicted ...